How does nature pick snow or sleet? What to expect as winter storm moves in

Much of the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains is bracing for a high-impact winter storm that forecasters say could bring the ...

Nature's natural snowballs: snow rollers and how they form

You might notice something unusual on the ground after a winter storm, white shapes that look like logs, Swiss rolls, or rolled-up carpets. These are called sno ...
The Post-Journal

There Is Life Beneath The Snow

Melting snow uncovers tunnels made by creatures in the subnivean zone, such as shrews and voles. Photo by Katie Finch Snow. While it’s still early in the winter, here in Chautauqua County we are ...
Duluth News Tribune

Northland Nature: With snow on the ground, we adjust to a new scene

The autumn interlude between the dropping of the leaves until the snow cover, a time that I like to call AutWin, usually lasts about four weeks (roughly from Oct. 20 to Nov. 20), but this year, it ...
Chicago Tribune

Outdoors column: Take advantage of nature’s free gift of snow

The best present you can give yourself this season is outdoors and free for the asking. Get a dose of nature and gift yourself with serenity. The best time to do that is during, or just after, a ...
The Post-Journal

The Secret World Beneath The Snow

The subnivean zone provides a winter refuge for mice and other small animals. Submitted photo On a cold winter day, it’s easy to think of the landscape as frozen, silent, and asleep. Snow covers our ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Early snow means all systems 'go' for ski areas

We're used to Mother Nature throwing us a bucket of snow, but not necessarily this much before winter officially arrives on Dec. 21. To add to the largesse, New Hampshire’s ski resorts have been ...